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|  Eldorado ~ Eldorado, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Railroad painters, they say, thought the town folks were dumber than themselves., and took it upon themselves to re-name the town from their point of view. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 1/14/2009 last visited: 4/11/2009 |
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|  Governor Shadrach Bond, 1773-1832 - Chester, Illinois
in Illinois Historical Markers The Governor Bond State Memorial marks the grave of Shadrach Bond (1773-1832), the first governor of Illinois after it attained statehood in 1818.
posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 8/27/2007 last visited: 3/18/2012 |
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|  Elias Kent Kane
in Illinois Historical Markers Historical marker for the first Secretary of State for Illinois. posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 9/6/2007 last visited: 3/18/2012 |
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|  Lewis and Clark in Illinois - Thebes, Illinois
in Illinois Historical Markers Historical marker located at wayside along the Mississippi River just north of Thebes. posted by: BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 5/5/2009 last visited: 6/5/2006 |
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|  Steamboats on the Mississippi River
in Illinois Historical Markers This marker is placed at a roadside rest area and scenic overlook off of Route 3 in Thebes, IL. posted by: NoLemon location: Illinois date approved: 9/5/2006 last visited: 8/5/2011 |
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|  Kaskaskia - Shawneetown and Goshen Trail
in Illinois Historical Markers From the Ohio River to the Mississippi, the main road of its day. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 4/15/2008 last visited: 8/7/2006 |
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|  Thebes Courthouse - Thebes, Illinois
in Illinois Historical Markers This is a wooden sign placed by the Town of Thebes describing the very historical Thebes (former Alexander County)Courthouse. It is located at Oak and 5th Streets in Thebes. posted by: iconions location: Illinois date approved: 3/21/2012 last visited: never |
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|  Legend of the Cherokee Rose - Brownfield, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers In the Field - Trovillion Cemetery outside Brownfield, where they spent the night during the Trail of Tears March. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 3/3/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Mt. Vernon Car Mfg. Co. (Missing)
in Illinois Historical Markers Railroad car manufacturer, its impact on the town, and its history. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 3/18/2008 last visited: 9/2/2015 |
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|  Appellate Courthouse
in Illinois Historical Markers Built for Supreme Court, later shared with Appellate Court. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 3/17/2008 last visited: 9/22/2013 |
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|  Goshen Road
in Illinois Historical Markers Early road that ran from the Ohio River at Shawneetown to the Mississippi river at Edwardsville. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 4/28/2008 last visited: 8/11/2006 |
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|  Charter Oak School
in Illinois Historical Markers Octagonal brick schoolhouse built in 1873. posted by: paulspaper location: Illinois date approved: 5/4/2008 last visited: never |
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|  Kaskaskia - Ellis Grove, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Second settlement in Illinois, The Territorial Capital and First State Capital posted by: kodiak_62 location: Illinois date approved: 8/21/2008 last visited: 8/23/2008 |
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|  Old Salt Works
in Illinois Historical Markers Oldest salt works west of the Alleghenies. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 5/18/2008 last visited: 6/30/2008 |
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|  Illinois in the American Revolution
in Illinois Historical Markers Possibly the only marker in this category that's west of the Mississippi, it commemorates a small part of the Revolutionary War that took place in Illinois. posted by: Corp Of Discovery location: Illinois date approved: 12/23/2007 last visited: 10/1/2011 |
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|  Site of Fort Kaskaskia - Ellis Grove, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Marker describing the origins of the earthwork remnants of temporary fortifications intended to protect the southern flank of France's colony in Illinois, built on a commanding view of the Mississippi. Now a state historic site. posted by: adgorn location: Illinois date approved: 10/17/2011 last visited: never |
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|  Gallatin County Courthouse - Equality, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers County courthouse once stood here, where now the Lawler Monument stands. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 5/21/2014 last visited: never |
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|  Lewis and Clark in Illinois - Ellis Grove, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Located at Fort Kaskaskia right outside the pavillion overlooking the Mississippi River posted by: nomadwillie location: Illinois date approved: 2/24/2013 last visited: never |
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|  Sarah Lusk - Golconda, Illinois
in Illinois Historical Markers Historical marker on the grounds of the Pope County Courthouse honoring an early pioneering woman in southeast Illinois. posted by: BruceS location: Illinois date approved: 5/24/2009 last visited: 8/7/2006 |
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|  Lewis and Clark in Illinois ~ Golconda, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers One of a series of markers along the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, and the Expedition made is way to the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 11/10/2009 last visited: never |
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|  Lewis and Clark Expedition ~ Golconda, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers A series of markers in Southern Illinois, at the various stops made by the expedition. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 11/10/2009 last visited: never |
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|  Lewis and Clark in Illinois
in Illinois Historical Markers Fighting currents much heaver then they anticipated, they camped here. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 11/5/2009 last visited: 12/4/2020 |
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|  Civil War Cemetery - Mound City, IL
in Illinois Historical Markers Inside the Mound City National Cemetery are several historic markers. They should be seen, and they are combined here as one. Major marker is the Naval Cannon buried breech down and plaqued with the cemetery statistics. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 2/23/2014 last visited: 7/16/2018 |
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|  United States Military Hospital
in Illinois Historical Markers Nuns made a warehouse into a hospital during the Civil War. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 3/14/2008 last visited: 4/9/2009 |
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|  The Marine Ways
in Illinois Historical Markers Keels of 3 famous Civil War Ironclad Gunboats were laid here. posted by: YoSam. location: Illinois date approved: 6/17/2008 last visited: 7/16/2018 |
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